Sight for rifles, pistols, and the like.



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7 SIGHT FOR RIFL'ES, PISTOL'S, AND TH E LIKE APPLICATION FILED MAR.3.1917.

Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

.. zeisraueefir JOSEPH HENRY PRICE or BONCATH, WALES.

SIGHT FOR RIFLES, PISTOLS, AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

Application filed March 3, 1917. Serial No. 152,313.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OSEPH HENRY PRICE, a subject of His Majesty theKing of England, and resident of Boncath, in the county of Pembroke, Viales, Kingdom of England, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Sights for Rifles, Pistols, and the like, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in sights for rifles, pistols,and the like.

Heretofore in sights for rifles and the like it has been proposed toprovide a rearsight in the form of a vertically adjustable yoke pieceand also in other forms of sights to make the aperture in the backsightof such a size that the other or foresight will appear within theopening of the backsight, show a ring of light between the respectiveinner and outer edges.

Now according to the present invention I provide a sighting device forrifles, pistols and the like comprising in combination a rear orbacksight in the form of a vertically adjustable yoke piece, the legs ofwhich are adapted to slide through perforated lugs secured to the barrelor other part of the rifle, graduations on one of said legs, a largepeephole formed therein, and a bead or other suitable foresight arrangedon the nosecap or barrel of the rifle and of a size adapted to appearwithin the opening in the backsight.

The invention is hereinafter described with reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation showing oneform of bead foresight and my new rearsight applied to the barrel of arifle the stock of which is removed.

Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation taken through the rearsight andrifle barrel.

Fig. 3 is a sectional rear elevation showing hind or rearsight raisedfor longer range.

Fig. 4 is a plan of portion of barrel show ing lugs formed on barrelwith sockets to take sliding parts of rear sight; and

Fig. 5 is a similar view to Fig. 8, but showing the rearsight depressed,set for point blank range and showing a view of foresight as seenlooking through said rearsight.

As shown, and according to the present invention, I provide a rear orbacksight a in the form of a ring or peephole which is adapted to bearranged on the barrel 6 of the weapon in or about the position in whichthe ordinary open backsights are usually arranged and in substitution ofsaid ordinary open backsights. This ring or peephole is of larger areathan the peephole of the aperture sight sometimes provided on andaffixed to the hand or other part of the stocks of rifles and is farless liable to damage from rough usage than the latter.

The backsight is mounted on an inverted U shaped member 0 the whole ofwhich is made of one piece of metal the two legs of which are adapted tobe adjustable through a pair of lugs d secured to the barrel 6 orotherwise provided on the fore-end of the stock. A stop pin a may beprovided to prevent the device being pulled completely out of itssockets. One of the legs 0 is suitably marked or graduated as shown inFigs. 5' and 5, and a pressure spring f may be provided in order toretain the sight in its set position.

The limbs of the said sliding backsight when down are protected frominjury by a recess or case in the front of the stock under the barrel orwhen necessary owing to the particular make of rifle used by a metalcover underneath same.

The foresight 2' used with the aforesaid backsight a is preferably ofthe bead type and it is adapted to be suitably fixed or formed on thenosecap or barrel Z) of the rifle or pistol as the case may be. Theproportions of the bead and the ring or peephole backsight are such thatthe foresight z' will as shown in Fig. 5 clearly appear within theopening of the backsight a. Thus the usual necessity for taking theexact fullness or fineness of the foresight is obviated as the eyeautomatically and exactly centers the foresight i on to the object aimedat thus permitting accurate aim to be instantly and automatically takenand thus also saving time in aiming and preventing eye fatigue. Theforesight 2' may be made vertically and horizontally adjustable as maybe considered necessary or desirable; horizontal adjustment beingpreferably provided for as shown in Fig. 1 by mounting the sight on adovetail slide What I claim is The combination with a gun barrel havingoppositely disposed lugs, each having a vertical opening, an adjustablerear gun sight comprising a yoke, the vertical legs of which engage inthe vertical openings, the of the yoke to hold the latter in adjustedtop of the yoke having an extension formed position, and a foresight ofa size adapted to with an opening, the axis of which is pzu'albe sightedwithin the opening in the extenl0 lei with the axis of the gun barrel, aflat sion on the yoke.

spring fastened to one of the lugs on the In testimony whereof I havehereunto barrel and its opposite end in engagement signed my name. withthe face of one of the legs of the lugs JOSEPH HENRY PRICE.

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